EduSahara™ Worksheet
Name : Chapter Based Worksheet
Chapter : Similarity
Grade : ICSE Grade IX
License : Non Commercial Use
Question
1
1.
Identify the property by which the two given triangles are similar
(i)
not similar
(ii)
SAS Similarity
(iii)
AAA Similarity
(iv)
SSS Similarity
Question
2
2.
If the ratio of the bases of two triangles is H : I and the ratio of the corresponding heights is J : K , the ratio of their areas in the same order is
(i)
HK : IJ
(ii)
JK : HI
(iii)
HJ : IK
(iv)
IJ : HK
(v)
HI : JK
Question
3
3.
In the given figure, F is a point on side DE of △CDE such that ∠ECD = ∠CFE = 102° , ∠FEC = 24°. Find ∠ECF
(i)
53°
(ii)
55°
(iii)
52°
(iv)
56°
(v)
54°
Question
4
4.
In the given figure, △DEF ∼ △NOP and EF = 12 cm , OP = 16.8 cm and
NQ
=
17.46 cm
,
find the area of the
△DEF
(i)
76.83 sq.cm
(ii)
72.83 sq.cm
(iii)
75.83 sq.cm
(iv)
73.83 sq.cm
(v)
74.83 sq.cm
Question
5
5.
In the given figure, QR ∥ HI , and median GJ bisects QR.
If GJ = 15.3 cm, GK = 8.5 cm and GR = 9.44 cm, GI =
(i)
16.00 cm
(ii)
15.00 cm
(iii)
18.00 cm
(iv)
19.00 cm
(v)
17.00 cm
Question
6
6.
Which of the following are true?
a)
A sector is a polygonal region.
b)
A circle is a polygonal region.
c)
A triangle is a polygonal region.
d)
A semi-circle is a polygonal region.
e)
A square is a polygonal region.
(i)
{a,c}
(ii)
{b,e}
(iii)
{c,e}
(iv)
{b,e,c}
(v)
{d,a,c}
Question
7
7.
In the given figure, NOPQ is a trapezium in which
NO ∥ PQ
and the diagonals
OQ
and
NP
intersect at
R
.
If
RN
=
(
2
x
+
8
)
cm,
OR
=
(
2
x
+
35
)
cm,
RP
=
(
x
+
22
)
cm and
QR
=
(
x
+
40
)
cm, find the value of x
(i)
(
52
,
52
)
(ii)
(
50
,
49
)
(iii)
(
51
,
51
)
(iv)
(
52
,
50
)
(v)
(
50
,
50
)
Question
8
8.
△ABC is a triangle with sides BC = 11 cm, CA = 15 cm and AB = 12 cm. △ABC is reduced to △A'B'C' such that the smallest side of △A'B'C' is 5.5 cm. Find the corresponding lengths of the reduced triangle △A'B'C'.
(i)
4.5 cm, 6.5 cm, 5 cm
(ii)
5.5 cm, 7.5 cm, 6 cm
(iii)
3.5 cm, 5.5 cm, 4 cm
(iv)
7.5 cm, 9.5 cm, 8 cm
(v)
6.5 cm, 8.5 cm, 7 cm
Question
9
9.
In the given figure, points E , F and G are the mid-points of sides CD, DB and BC of △BCD. Which of the following are true?
a)
△FED ∼ △BCD
b)
△BGF ∼ △BCD
c)
△EGF ∼ △BCD
d)
△GCE ∼ △BCD
e)
△EFG ∼ △BCD
(i)
{c,e,a}
(ii)
{c,b}
(iii)
{c,d}
(iv)
{c,a}
(v)
{a,b,d,e}
Question
10
10.
Identify the property by which the two given triangles are similar
(i)
not similar
(ii)
SSS Similarity
(iii)
AAA Similarity
(iv)
SAS Similarity
Question
11
11.
In the given figure, △KLM is a triangle in which KN is the internal bisector of ∠K and MO ∥ NK meeting LK produced at O . ∠MOK =
(i)
∠LNK
(ii)
∠NKL
(iii)
∠OKM
(iv)
∠NMK
(v)
∠KNM
Question
12
12.
Which of the following are necessary conditions for similarity of two polygons ?
a)
The corresponding angles are equal.
b)
The corresponding sides are proportional.
c)
The corresponding angles are proportional.
d)
The corresponding sides are equal.
(i)
{c,b,a}
(ii)
{d,b}
(iii)
{c,d,a}
(iv)
{c,a}
(v)
{a,b}
Question
13
13.
In the given figure, ∠HIK = 47.23°, find the value of x =
(i)
41.77°
(ii)
42.77°
(iii)
40.77°
(iv)
43.77°
(v)
44.77°
Question
14
14.
The dimensions of the model of a multi-storey building are 1.5 cm ✕ 2 cm ✕ 7 cm. If the model is drawn to a scale of 1 : 170, find the floor area of a room of the building whose area in the model is 169 sq.cm.
(i)
463.41 sq.m
(ii)
488.41 sq.m
(iii)
470.41 sq.m
(iv)
501.41 sq.m
Question
15
15.
Which of the following are true?
a)
Area of a convex polygonal region is equal to the sum of the areas of all triangles formed by joining the vertices of the polygon with an interior point.
b)
Area of the union of two polygonal region is the sum of the individual area.
c)
A polygonal region can be divided into a finite number of triangles in a unique way.
d)
Area of the union of two polygonal region is not equal to the sum of the individual area.
(i)
{a,d}
(ii)
{b,c,a}
(iii)
{b,d,a}
(iv)
{b,a}
(v)
{c,d}
Question
16
16.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 110. If the volume of the model ship is 729 cu.m, calculate the volume of the ship.
(i)
964299000.00 cu.m
(ii)
992299000.00 cu.m
(iii)
977299000.00 cu.m
(iv)
957299000.00 cu.m
(v)
970299000.00 cu.m
Question
17
17.
In the given figure, the altitudes SH and IT of △GHI meet at R. △RHI ∼
(i)
△THR
(ii)
△SIR
(iii)
△SIH
(iv)
△THI
(v)
△RTS
Question
18
18.
A model of a ship is made to a scale of 1 : 80. If the length of the ship is 1040 m, calculate length of the model ship.
(i)
18.00 m
(ii)
16.00 m
(iii)
13.00 m
(iv)
8.00 m
(v)
10.00 m
Question
19
19.
In the given figure, ∠HEF = ∠GEH and EH ∥ IG and EF = 20 cm, FH = 8 cm and HG = 7 cm. Find EI
(i)
19.50 cm
(ii)
17.50 cm
(iii)
16.50 cm
(iv)
18.50 cm
(v)
15.50 cm
Question
20
20.
In the given figure, △BDC is right-angled at D, DE ⟂ BC.
BC
= c,
DC
= a,
BD
= b and
DE
= p.
Which of the following are true?
a)
ab
=
pc
b)
a
2
+
b
2
=
c
2
c)
1
a
2
+
1
b
2
+
1
c
2
=
1
p
2
d)
1
a
2
+
1
b
2
=
1
c
2
+
1
p
2
e)
1
a
2
+
1
b
2
=
1
p
2
(i)
{a,b,e}
(ii)
{d,b}
(iii)
{c,d,e}
(iv)
{c,a}
(v)
{c,a,b}
Question
21
21.
A triangle having an area 41.99 sq.cm is reduced such that the area of its image is 16.14 sq.cm. Find the scale factor.
(i)
8.62
(ii)
7.62
(iii)
0.62
(iv)
2.62
(v)
1.62
Question
22
22.
In the given figure, the parallelogram EFGH and the triangle △IEF are on the same bases and between the same parallels.
The area of the
△IEF
is x sq.cm. The area of the parallelogram is
(i)
thrice
the area of the triangle
(ii)
3
2
the area of the triangle
(iii)
twice
the area of the triangle
(iv)
5
4
the area of the triangle
(v)
4
3
the area of the triangle
Question
23
23.
In the given figure, the area of the △FGH is x sq.cm. I,J,K are the mid-points of the sides GH , HF and FG respectively. The area of the △IJK is
(i)
1
4
of area of △FGH
(ii)
3
4
of area of △FGH
(iii)
2
3
of area of △FGH
(iv)
1
3
of area of △FGH
(v)
1
2
of area of △FGH
Question
24
24.
The measurements of a triangular field △ABC are BC = 7 cm, AB = 15 cm and ∠ABC = 90° on a map drawn to a scale of 1 : 24000. Calculate the actual area of the plot in sq.km.
(i)
5.02 sq.km
(ii)
3.02 sq.km
(iii)
4.02 sq.km
(iv)
1.02 sq.km
(v)
2.02 sq.km
Question
25
25.
In the given figure, given ∠EBC = ∠DBE, p = 7.5 cm, q = 9.5 cm and CD = 17 cm, find ED =
(i)
7.50 cm
(ii)
11.50 cm
(iii)
10.50 cm
(iv)
9.50 cm
(v)
8.50 cm
Assignment Key
1) (iii)
2) (iii)
3) (v)
4) (v)
5) (v)
6) (iii)
7) (v)
8) (ii)
9) (v)
10) (iv)
11) (ii)
12) (v)
13) (ii)
14) (ii)
15) (i)
16) (v)
17) (v)
18) (iii)
19) (ii)
20) (i)
21) (iii)
22) (iii)
23) (i)
24) (ii)
25) (iv)